Artificial-stone sewer-cap.



No. 881,003. PATENTED MAR. s, 1908.

E. F. KBNNELLY. ARTIFICIAL STONE SEWER GAP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1907.

EDWARD F. KENNELLY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ARTIFICIAL-STONE SEWER-CAP. v

Application filed July 12, 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 3, 1908.

Serial No. 383,503.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD F. KENNELLY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial-StoneSewer-Caps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to artificial stone sewer caps and particularlycontemplates the provision of a device of this character which shall beas durable as natural stone while cheaper and neater in appearance.

My invention resides specifically in the following features ofconstruction and arrangement as will be hereinafter described withreference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in which like numerals are used to designate like partsthroughout the several figures, and inwhich Figure 1 is a perspectiveView of a cap constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is aplan view thereof, with the cover plate removed, Fig. 3 is a horizontalsectional view therethrough, Fig. 4 is a plan view of the reinforcedelements employed therein, Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view on theline 5-5 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66of Fig. 3.

In the practical embodiment of my invention I provide a suitably moldedartificial stone sewer cap comprising rectangular body portion 1 havinga recess 2 formed on the under face of its forward edge constituting thesewer inlet. The body portion 1 is further formed with a centralcircular opening 3 therethrough having its wall reinforced by metallicband 4 and having an annular enlargement 5 formed at its upper outerend, extending flush with the surface of the body portion 1 and havingits wall reinforced by a metallic band 6. The forward upper edge of thebody portion 1 is provided with a reinforced metallic strip 7,rectangular in cross section and arranged extending for a short distancerearwardly on the sides thereof at its ends. The annular enlargement 5at the upper end of the circular opening 3 is adapted to receive ametallic cover plate 8 adapted when inserted therein to lie flush withthe surface of the body portion 1. The body portion 1 of the sewer caphas embedded therein a rectangular separable wooden frame 9 entirelysurrounded by the material of said body portion and comprising beams,rectangular in cross section provided with reduced interfitting ends 10and having openings arranged transverse therethrough adjacent said endsfor the reception of metallic supporting rods 11 forming, whenassembled, an internal supplemental frame, rigidly supporting the woodenframe 9.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, an artificial stone sewer cap havinga central opening therethrough provided with a metallic reinforcing bandand adapted for the reception of a suitable cover plate and reinforcingelements embedded within the material of said cap and encircling saidopenings, and comprising a rectangular wooden frame, and a supplementalframe located therein and connected thereto for rigidly supporting saidwooden frame, substantially as described.

2. As a new article of manufacture an artificial stone sewer cap havingcentral reinforced openings for the reception of a suitable cover plate,having the recess formed upon its under surface constituting the sewerinlet, and having reinforcing elements embeddedin the material thereofabout said openings and comprising a rectangular wooden frame, and asupplemental metallic rod frame associated therein and connectedthereto, to rigidly support said wooden frame, substantially asdescribed.

3. As a new article of manufacture, an artificial stone sewer cap havinga central reinforced opening formed therethrough for the reception of asuitable cover plate, having a recess formed therein constituting asewer inlet, and for reinforcing elements embedded therein about saidopening comprising wooden beams having reduced interfitting ends to forma rectangular frame, and a supplemental metallic rod frame associatedwithin and through said wooden frame to rigidly support the same inposition, substantially as described.

4. As a new article of manufacture, an artificial stone sewer cap havinga central reinforced opening for the reception of a suitable coverplate, having a recess formed in the under surface thereof constitutinga sewer inlet, and having reinforcing elements embedded in the materialthereof about said central opening comprising wooden beams havingreduced interfitting ends to form a rectangular frame, said beams havingtransverse openings therethrough adjacent their reduced ends, and aplurality of metallic rods adapted to be associated through saidopenings to form, within said wooden frame, a supplemental metallicframe for rigidly supporting the same, substantially as described.

5. As a new article of manufacture an artificial stone sewer cap havinga central reinforced opening formed therethrough for the reception of asuitable cover plate, having a recess formed in the under surfacethereof constituting a sewer inlet, having a metallic strip arrangedupon its forward edge above said recess, and extending partially uponthe side edges thereof to externally reinforce the same, and reinforcingelements embedded within the material of said cap about the centralopening thereof and comprising a rectangularwooden frame having ametallic rod frame associated within and through said wooden frame torigidly support the same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD F. KEN NELLY.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR E. TEMPLETON, HUGH J. DOHERTY.

